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Maxwell - blacksummer'sNIGHT Maxwell posted something on his FB with the tag #NIGHTScoming with the following message: it’s here....the new single SHAME. Listen to the start of the conclusion. http://smarturl.it/maxwellshame #BLACKSUMMERSNIGHT #NIGHTiscoming
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that's actually pretty fast, considering the wait between BLACK and SUMMERS was, what 8 years? and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Happy he's not making us wait as long, and I like "Shame". | |
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D'Angelo - Voodoo January 25, 2000 Erykah - Mama's Gun November 21, 2000
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I'm just glad he is releasing it. To be honest I didn't think it would happen. Out of all his albums I found the last one Summers to be his least appealing. Maybe I should give it another listen. | |
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Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Maxwell is the top add at adult R&B.
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"Urban Hang Suite," "Embrya" and "Now" are masterpieces; even "Unplugged" was pretty tuff, but perhaps he should have released the triology all at once a la Prince's "Emancipation." A complete set. Not only does the misplaced apostrophe in the title make me wince (I've talked about it before) and because of it, it throws off the entire project (Black Summers' Night.) It should have been called "Black Summer's Night" or "Black Summers' Nights." It's grammatically correct either way. I'll also agree with another thread member in saying that his music has taken a weird R turn. Gone are the grooves and the deep, silky soul of the first three albums; a strange newer element has washed in for the last three. I don't quite understand whether or not it's creative on his part or mandated on the part of CBS. The singles...meh. "Pretty Wings" really IS pretty, but that's about it. "Lake By The Ocean?" Another pretty song, but it left me puzzled. I'm not sure there can BE such a thing (Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior?) Lakes aren't usually found by oceans. And lakes are usually FRESH water and not SALT water, so again, I question the legitimacy there unless there's a metaphor I'm missing. Is he being poetic? Not sure. Sales for "Summers' " were incredibly low. The long delays between releases and subpar music didn't help him either thus making it hard to take as a single, cohesive set. The one thing Maxwell NEVER NEEDED was a comeback. The way the last two releases took 8 yrs between them forced one on him. Very sad 4 a dude who was always at the top of his game. It IS unusual however for someone other than Sade 2 take so long between releases, have actual hits and win Grammy awards. When Sade comes out, she comes OUT. She doesn't come BACK. This isn't true in Maxwell's case. Maybe the first installment should have simply been called "Black Summer Night;" the other two, something else and the entire idea of a trilogy scrapped? Again, not sure. I'm not the artist; I'm merely wondering about and suggesting that things might have been done differently on his behalf. Hopefully, "Night" will bring about a much needed refresher for fans as well as the artist himself. Fingers crossed. Peace out. <3 Hungry? Just look in the mirror and get fed up. | |
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I totally agree with you on every point, especially on the bolded parts. And it´s not just you....the misplaced apostrophe is still getting on my nerves. I like Maxwell and support him but honestly, I am glad when this whole trilogy idea is finally over and he comes up with something brandnew. Hopefully NIGHT will be a refreshing return to form but I actually need a brandnew, fresh, completely new album just to forget this whole trilogy affair. It wasn´t a good idea to begin with, and it ´s never a good idea to announce a trilogy when you only have a very vague concept of the planned (or unplanned?) trilogy. TrivialPursuit created a thread dedicated to the re-release of Embrya on vinyl, and we both agreed that Urban Hang Suite and Embrya are very cohesive, timeless masterpieces. I don´t feel the same way about Now, but it´s still a decent album. I like 1990x and a couple of other songs but that´s it....I don´t like the whole albums the way I like UHS and Embrya. http://prince.org/msg/8/456191
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That song is one of the most addictive songs I´ve heard in a long, long time. I love it ! The album didn´t really grab me though. " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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Awwww...BLESS u, KoolEase! I'm glad I'm not the ONLY ONE with the apostrophe issue! And I'm with u on the POST-trilogy stuff. This is a very long, tired, jumbled project which doesn't connect nor inspire at ALL. SOME SONGS, yes; MOST, definitely NOT. Is my semicolon misplaced btw? LOL! Much luv! <3 Hungry? Just look in the mirror and get fed up. | |
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Check out this new interview in Okayplayer.... " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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